As we dicussed in the previous article, Backgammon is a casino game of talent and good luck. The aim is to move your pieces carefully around the game board to your inner board and at the same time your opposing player shifts their pieces toward their inside board in the opposite direction. With competing player pieces shifting in opposite directions there is bound to be conflict and the need for specific strategies at specific times. Here are the two final Backgammon techniques to complete your game.
The Priming Game Strategy
If the aim of the blocking plan is to slow down the opponent to move his chips, the Priming Game strategy is to absolutely block any movement of the opponent by constructing a prime – ideally 6 points in a row. The competitor’s checkers will either get hit, or end up in a bad position if he/she ever tries to leave the wall. The ambush of the prime can be established anyplace between point two and point eleven in your half of the board. Once you have successfully constructed the prime to block the activity of your opponent, the competitor doesn’t even get to toss the dice, that means you move your checkers and toss the dice yet again. You’ll win the game for sure.
The Back Game Plan
The aims of the Back Game technique and the Blocking Game technique are similar – to hinder your opponent’s positions hoping to boost your odds of succeeding, however the Back Game tactic relies on different tactics to achieve that. The Back Game strategy is frequently used when you are far behind your competitor. To participate in Backgammon with this tactic, you have to hold 2 or more points in table, and to hit a blot late in the game. This technique is more challenging than others to play in Backgammon seeing as it needs careful movement of your chips and how the pieces are moved is partially the result of the dice toss.